Dental amalgam mixer



Spt.v 2, 1930. F. D. volcsTl DENTAL AMQLGAM MIXER v Filed Aug. 27. 1928 Al IA W INVENTOR w1/gie ATTORNEY f 1130Y opposite side of thelde'vice';

f 3.5l oIsl the line 5 5 of Fig. 6;'211101 `APatented Sept." Y Y i "Application `filed ^August kk27,

. Y This inventionrelates'tomiizers and'kk Y particularly to devices of this'characterused fin makingamalgam-` i' 1 A primaryr object .of theinvention 1s to provide a snnple'andxeiicient mixingdevice by denti stsincombining the 'ingredients used for attachment'to thearinof a dental engine l "l which may be thrown into or out'l of opera` Y tion at will andvwheniny use hasimparted 10 thereto from the engine'motoran Aoscillatory f or swinging ymovement which :thoroughly agitates and mixes the contents'of Y tainer carried byftheattachrnent. y

' Another object is toprovide a deviceV of 1 '15 this character equippedk with* a''apsule hold-l er constructed to perform' the doubleifunction of a holder andjfa rejector; to facilitate thev removal of the capsule whenfdesired.` I

-4 72,5ferred and practical'gforrni in which:y p Figure 1 represents asidek elevation of a dentalenginearm with this'firnproved at-f tachmentshownfappliedg y Fig'. 2 is a similarV view Fig., 3 isan end Aelevation thereof;

Y Fig. l is a detail transverse @on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2,;

ig. 5 is a detail transverse section'.taken` Figg is ay horizontal section tall'enl on the invention. Y f n s Y v The attachment 1()'ashereshownjcomprises Y, A an inverted U-shap'ed hanger12secured vby a l 50V clamp 13 to the arm any desired location FRANK :orzlxnvsjvorenrr oREGoN i I f'nENrAnAMAnnM the yconj 19vsillfatershake; presentino;@escribes1 ,t Y f. In carrying out these objects', theinvenr` 270,tion is susceptible of'a wide range fmodi-r lication without departing'from then'spirit. for sacrificing any of the advantages ofthe*Y claimed invention;V there beingshown in vthe drawings s for-,illustrative J purposes ak prei v taken .ikfroni' the section taken and liis vada'pvted to.

- initiatie the mixerfthe ybelt p5 v.trained around thisv pulley fas shown' VAclearly in 11. and-'f2' so that motion may b e imparted to Ythei'ysh'iai'ftjr 15; rotating. it. Aand causing'- thecari 'inenber ofthe and when 1 the m1 apapSul wardlyfto"A its 'extreme position will engage thepcapsule 25 andlift it from IitsV seat adaptying'it; tobekreadilyf removed by -the opera@ 't -v tor.

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l extends 'trans-.fir l v selyVV through thea 'v s The freeends of the arms 16 andv 17 vof the, ,c f ihanger 12 areprovidedwithregistering apen-1.195 ,i s y tures 26 anda head ofthe 4rmember' "20 "also l s n hasy an aperture extending transverselytherec 'through whichregisterswithv'theseaper-*L tures 26.v when theu `nr1e1nber20sis fin normali; Y, operative position, andthese lapertures are l10o Y.,

.designed to receivea-headed pin or rod 27 `formingVthekfulcrum which causes the mem'- i ber 2O tooscillate when in use, This pin27 is preferably secured in `position by a Cotter `pin 28 as shown in Fig. 6.kk y i In the use of this attachment it having been clamped to the vdentalengine arm l as i shoWnginFigs. land 2 and the belt 5 Vtrained Y i aroun'd'the pulleyllimotion is imparted to y, the shaftl through said beltA and bythe rotation of theshaft imparts an .oscillatory t orl swinging movement to the member 20 Y whereby the containerQ is agitated and the Vgcontents thereof thoroughly commingled.l 1 5 'After the ingredients of the container 25 Ahave beenmixedtothe desired point the device vmaybestopped'in its movement by dis'- connecting thei beltrfrom` thepulley 11 and o then by swinging the latohinember 23 j .i0 into open position lthe'fcapsule *Will be raised u and may be readily removed. i v' W ithouturtherfdesoription it is' thoughty that the` features .and advantages of themy venton will Ybe readily'apparentto those.

' lo# skilledJin-the art-,"andyit Will, o Course, beY 'understood thatchangesin the form, epro-A portieri andminor details'fof the construction u maybe resorted to, Without departing from 'the spirit ofthe invention or its scope as 3() 1 i Y i .,lclaim:v .i s Y i l. An amalgam mixer including a def pending Ysupporting farm, a laterally extend-` L' ing 'cradle-like' oontainer`-holcler projecting 35V fromr said arm, means" for, detachably secur- Fing a container in said holder, said means i having a container engaging element adapt- Y i. ed tolengagethe containerfwhen they means 1s K 'svvung into openposition to unseat the kcon-v 4'0; haine/l?. l j i Y Y n y y amalgam mixer including a depend' D ingfsupporting arm; alaterally extending Y cradle-like" container` holder carried 'by said arm, a releasablelatch member pivotally Con- Qzzrnected at one end to one side. of the-holder' and adapted tosvving overl and span` the container tobe held therein, means orj releas- A ,."ablyoonneoting,the free end of rsaidlatch v'fvvith said' holder andl a Vlorojecting,,nose loi 5j cated-'adjacent thef'pivoted ,endf of said latch y and adaptedW/hen the latch is swung outf Wardly toits extremeposition to engage VVthe vcontainer inthe holderand lift yit from its 1 "seat.j,.- Y, i 5.31 i I u VVKllRAlSUD.VOIGI. u 

